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21 days to change a habit? It’s more like two months and counting

It’s something every self-development guru likes to tell us—do something for 21 days, and you’ll start a new and hopefully better habit. But the truth is it takes a lot longer; new habits start to develop only after two months or more, say researchers from the University of South Australia.

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